Leon Panetta
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Panetta: US ground forces would be cut by 100,000
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Pentagon leaders outlined a plan Thursday for absorbing $487 billion in defense cuts over the coming decade by shrinking U.S. ground forces, slowing the purchase of a next-generation stealth fighter and retiring older planes and ships.
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Defense spending cuts, reshaped Pentagon strategy on President Obama's radar
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The strategy hints at a reduced U.S. military presence in Europe and says Asia will be a bigger priority. It also emphasizes improving U.S. capabilities in the areas of cyberwarfare and missile defense.
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Senate panel approves freeze in defense spending
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A Senate panel on Thursday unanimously approved a $513 billion bill that freezes the Pentagon budget.
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Panetta: US will pursue Pakistan-based militants
CommentDefense Secretary Leon Panetta is expressing frustration with Pakistan.
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Panetta, Clinton defend Pentagon, State Department budgets
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton used a rare joint interview to argue that the nation cannot afford to keep playing partisan chicken with its finances.
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Don't Ask Don't Tell ending after 17-year ban
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Pentagon chief Leon Panetta will end the nearly two decade-long ban on gays openly serving in the United States Armed Forces, but there's still plenty of vehement opposition to the decision.
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Leon Panetta sworn in as new secretary of defense
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The new secretary of defense immediately sent a message to all troops and Pentagon civilian workers, promising to emulate his predecessor, Robert Gates, in his devotion to the armed forces and their families.
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Osama bin Laden dead photos: No photos released
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The White House won't release death photos of Osama bin Laden. The photos have been described as gruesome.
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Osama bin Laden dead: Fabled SEAL Team Six ends hunt for bin Laden
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Officially, it doesn't even exist, and the Navy SEALs won't confirm it was their team who killed bin Laden in Pakistan this weekend. An inside look at one of the most elite - and most secretive - U.S. forces.
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Obama shuffles national security team
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In a major national security reshuffle, President Barack Obama is sending CIA Director Leon Panetta to the Pentagon to replace Robert Gates, and replacing Panetta at the spy agency with Gen. David Petraeus.
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AP sources: Panetta to Pentagon, Petraeus to CIA
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President Barack Obama plans this week to name CIA Director Leon Panetta to replace Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and Gen. David Petraeus, now running the war in Afghanistan, would take the CIA chief's job.
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